Bag-holder bracket



May 5, 1:925. 1,536,903

R. l. MGNAUGHTON BAG HOLDER BRACKET Fl'd May 2, 1925 l I l WIVATTORNEY-- E Patented May 5,` 19225;.y

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' Appncanon fried may 2,

To cllwhomjz'ii may concern:

Be. it known that` I, ROBERT I. MoNAUGH- TON, a citizenof the UnitedStates, residing at Iron Mountain, in the county of ,Dickinson and Stateof Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBag-Holder Brackets, of ywhich thel follow-r ing is a specification.k v3 :This invention relates. tof bag holder bracket, and has for one ofits objects to improve the construction and increase the efficiency andutility of vdevices of this char-v acter.

With these andother objects in view, the invention consists fincertainnovel features of construction as hereinafter. shown and described andthen specifically pointed out in the claim, and in the drawingsillustrative of the preferred embodiment ofthe invention.

Figure 1 is a front elevation, and

Fig. 2 is a side elevatiomof the improved device. j l i j Fig. 3V is afront' elevation, enlarged, of one of the supporting brackets.

Fig. 4 is a side view of themember shown in Fig. 8, partly in section.

Fig. 5 isa section `on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4, looking in the directionof the arrow.`

The improved deviceincludes a standard formed ofja tubular lower portion1() and an upper portion 11, which may also. be

j tubular, and slidable inthe lowerportion and held in adjusted positionbya setscrew `12 or the like. The tubular standard portion is stepped ina foot member 13 and the latter in turnattached to a 'base' plate 14.The member 14 is extended in .alldirections from the base 13 andprovided vat each side with a carrier wheel 15 located at the rear ofthe platform as shown. The platform is turned downwardly at its frontside as at 15@l and then extended forwardas at 16 in a'plane parallelwith the platform and in alinement with the lowest point of the wheels,so that the bottom of the extended portion 16 rests upon the: groundortloor and, while acting as a third leg to support'the device alsoconstitutes a bagfrest as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2. i y

A bail like member 17 `is attached byfits ends to the sides of themember 14 at its front, asshown, to provide afurther supf port'for the'lower portion of the bag.

' By this means, the improved device may 192e. semaine. 636,215,

may be of wood, andattached to fthe head` member yat each end, is abracket device,

buts-as thebracket devices are alike, the

description of one will suffice for both.

Each bracket device is formed with a vertical portion 19 and ahorizontal portion 20, the portion 20 having a-depending lip 21 bearingover the upper edge of the mem` ber 1S, `and the portion 19 perforatedto receive a rivet or the like 22 by which it is secured to the member18.

The members 19 and 20 are coupled by` a brace web '23, and thehorizontal portion 1s provided at its rear with a guideway or housing 24having a polygonal shaped passage 242L extending longitudinallytherethrough. The opposed side walls of this passage have formed thereinrecesses 25, and injeach recess is secured, at one end, a spring' 26curved and adapted to project outwardly into the passage, in opposedrelation to the spring in the opposite recess.`

The bag supporting portion of the device kcomprises a metal rod havingthe side legs 27 and 28 and curved connecting portion 29. The legs 27and 28 extend in parallel relation and are of the same size as, and areslidab'ly received respectively in, the passages 24a of t-he housing 24,as 'shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3, and frictionally engaged by the springs26.

The upper faces of the portions 20 constitute rests for the sides 28 ofthe U-shaped bag holding member, and eoact with the guide members 24 torelieve the bag support largely from downwardl strain under the weightof the loaded bag.

The springs will be of sutlicient strength to hold the bag supportingmembers against accidental displacement, or from normal strains to whichthey will be subjected when holding the bag in filling position, butwill yield to abnormal strainsto enable the holder to be adjusted to itdifferent sized bags, or to be removed altogether.

By forming` a standard in the two sections, telescopically united, theholder members 27, 28 and 29, may be adjusted vertically to suit bags ofdifferent heights.

The improved device issimple in conalso be of metal if desired.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is disclosed in the drawingsand set forth in the specifica-tion, but it will be understood thatmodifications Within the scope of the claim may be made in theconstruction Without departing from the principle of the invention orsacrificing any of its advantages,

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is z- Abracket for the purpose set forth comprising, a substantially elongatedrelatively Wide, flat horizontal portion, a vertical portion dependingfrom the under side and adjacent one end thereof, a reinforcing Web eX-tending longitudinally of the center ofand connectingthe back of saidvertical portion with the under face of the rear of said horizontalportion, means to provide an integral longitudinally extending housingupon the rear of said horizontal portion, having a polygonallongitudinally extending passage therethrough open at each end, saidhousing further having the inner side Walls provided with opposedrecesses, and a spring secured at one end in each recess and having acurved portion normally projecting into said passage to engage andsecurely grip the sides of a member extending through the passage.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signa ture hereto.

ROBERT I. MCNAUGHTON.

